Shirt pockets



April 17, 1962 R. J. AIELLI SHIRT PocxETs Filed July 1e, 1957 i ILUnited States Patent lice 3,029,442 SHIRT POCKETS Richard I. Aielli,Temple, Tex. (123 W. Ave. H, Killeen, Tex.) Filed July 18, 1957, Ser.No. 672,841 3 Claims. (Cl. 2-249) This invention is concerned with ashirt pocket ccnstruction, and is particularly concerned with a meansfor constructing a shirt pocket, and attaching same to the shirt toprovide an auxiliary clip receiving pocket on the upper, inner edgethereof to provide a strip of material to which a pen or pencil clip canbe attached.

A primary object of the invention is to provide a shirt pocketcontaining a fold which extends across the top of the pocket to providea strip of material attached to the body of the pocket, which when sewedto the garment, provides a strip of material other than the pocketitself to which a pen or pencil clip may be attached, and later removed,without damaging the outward appearance of the pocket.

A further object of the invention is to provide an auxiliary pen orpencil clip receiving pocket on a shirt pocket which, when sewn to theshirt, is concealed from outward view and gives the appearance of anordinary shirt pocket, and does not in any way reduce the prestige ofthe garment, and at the same time prolongs the life of the pocket, whichwill, in turn, prolong the lifel of the shirt itself.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an auxiliary pen orpencil clip receiving pocket attached to the inner, upper side of ashirt pocket, which, when sewn to the garment, will absorb the constantabrasions resulting from the attachment and removal of pen or pencilclips, thus preventing the tearing or fraying of the upper edge of thepocket itself, so `that any tearing or fraying of the auxiliary innerpocket is not seen from outward View, because the upper edge of theinner pocket lies below the edge of the pocket itself so that it ishidden from view.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a shirt pocket,having an auxiliary pocket on the upper, inner side thereof which isarranged to receive the clip of a pen or pencil, and wherein theauxiliary pocket is formed from a series of reverse folds of material,which are cut integrally with the body of the pocket, so as to economizeon the material and result in savings of labor in sewing the pocket withauxiliary pen clip pocket to the garment.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an auxiliary penclip pocket on the upper, inner side of a shirt pocket, which can be cutaway from the main pocket at any time without harming the pocket or theappearance thereof.

Other and further objects of the invention will become apparent uponreading the detailed speciiications hereinafter following, and byreferring to the drawings annexed hereto.

A suitable embodiment of the invention is shown inl the attached drawingwherein:

FIGURE 1 is a front elevational view of the pocket with auxiliary penclip pocket, as it would appear after being sewn to the shirt;

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view of the patch pocket showing the folds atthe upper end of the pocket folded in position to be sewn upon thegarment;

FIGURE 3 is a front elevational view of the pocket with auxiliary penclip pocket after it has been cut out of the material, and beforefolding the pen clip pocket for attachment to the garment;

FIGURE 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of FIG. 1;

FIGURE 5 is a cross-sectional View of an alternate form of the pen clippocket showing stiffening material between the inner and outer foldsthereof to strengthen same.

Numeral references are employed to designate the various portions shownin the drawing, and Ilike numerals indicate like parts throughout thevarious figures of the drawmg.

The numeral 10 indicates the folded upper edge of the auxiliary clippocket, which is slightly below the upper edge 11 of the shirt pocket,so that it is not viewable from the exterior of the pocket. Pen orpencil clips may be engaged with the folded edge 10 which will absorbthe constant abrasions resulting from the attachment and removalthereof. Since it yis understandable that these abrasions willeventually tear or fray the cloth at this point, the wearer of the shirtis satisfied .that this fraying will not be seen from a direct viewexteriorally of the pocket, because the folded edge 1li lies at least1/16 inch belo-w the folded edge 11 of the pocket.

The fold 12 is actually an independent part of the entire pocket and isused solely for the purpose of aixing pen or pencil clips, and it thuscan be cut away from the main pocket at any time without harming thepocket itself.

It would thus be optional with the shirts wearer to use the pocketproper to aiix pen or pencil clips to the upper edge 11, as would bedone on any present-day dress shirt pocket, or the pen clip pocket canbe restored to its original design by insertion of a new strip ofmaterial having dimensions similar to the original fold, whether it isof the same type of material or entirely different. The material may beplastic, cloth, woven, processed, or any suitable fabric.

The method of insertion of this new strip of material may be at theelection of the tailor or seamstress.

For instance, the stitching rows 13 and 14 may be opened and a stripinserted between the points 15 and 16, or -stitching rows 13, 14, 15 and16 may be ripped to the line 17, and a strip of material placed acrossthe entire top of the pocket and stitched thereto through the stitch 17and then stitched to the shirt by stitching 13, 14, 15 and 16.

In the process of manufacture, a shirt maker might elect to constructthe pen clip pocket by placing an extra strip of material beneath thepocket from slightly below the edge 11 (1/16 inch) to the stitch line 17and stitch it to the pocket at 17, and then attach the pocket to theshirt at stitches 16, 18, 15, 13 and 14.

In FIG. 3, the pattern or original cut of pocket is Shown with seamallowance 19, fold allowance 12, 20 and 24, and hem allowance 21.

In FIG. 4 is shown a side view of the pocket showing the fold in itsprogression to form the edge 10 and folds 12 yand 20, to which the penclips are attached. The pen or pencil is passed through the opening 4d(FIG. 4) between the shirt 3i) and pocket, into the shirt pocket, andlthe clip is attached `to the edge 10. The auxiliary pocket ispreferablyabout 1% inches deep.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a modified form showing a piece of stiffeningor inner facing material 22 which may be employed to strengthen the fold12, 20. The inner facing material 22 may be used at the option of themanu facturer to stilen the clipping surface, and such a stiifeningmaterial might be of any type of suitable material consideredappropriate.

In manufacturing the pocket, as shown in the preferred form of FIGS. 2,3 and 4, the pocket is cut from a single piece of material as shown inFIG. 3. FIGURE 2 shows the folding procedure wherein the folds 20 and 24are brought together behind the pocket, forming the edge 11 and loweredge 23. The fold 12 is folded against the fold Zt), forming the upperedge 10. At this point in manufacture, the edge 10 is arranged to liebehind and slightly below the edge 11. Hem 21 is then inserted betweenthe fold 24 and the main pocket. The llower edge of the entire fold isthen stitched to the pocket as shown Patented Apr. 17, 1962 3 at 17(FIG. 1). The pocket is then placed on the shirt and stitched incustomary fashion, as shown in FIG. 1 by the edge stitches 18, 1S and16, and stitches 13 and 14, thereby forming the auxiliary pen clippocket as an integral part of the shirt pocket.

Having described my invention, I claim:

l. In a garment having a patch pocket secured to said garment along thesides and bottom edges of the patch pocket, said patch pocket having anunattached -top edge forming an entrance into the pocket, the said topedge having an extension vattached thereto extending downwardly into thepocket, and having a plurality of reversely disposed folds defininginner and outer walls of an inner clip receiving pocket, the lower edgeof the folds of 4the clip receiving pocket being secured to the patchpocket, and a stitening element co-extensive in length and width withthe inner fold of the clip receiving pocket, positioned between the`folds defining the said inner fold.

2. A garment having a patch pocket of generally rectangular shapesecured to said garment along the sides and bottom edges thereof, saidpatch pocket having an unattached top edge forming an entrance into thepocket, the said top edge having an integral extension, extendingdownwardly into the pocket and having a plurality of reversely disposedfolds defining inner and outer walls of an inner clip receiving pocket,the innermost fold of the said clip pocket being folded along its edgeportion upwardly between the body of the patch pocket and the adjacentwall of the clip receiving pocket, the lower folds of the clip receivingpocket -being secured to the patch pocket for the full width of the clippocket.

3. The garment as set forth in claim 2 in vvhich the upper folds of theinner wall of the clip receiving pocket are positioned at a ylevelbe'low that of the patch pocket.

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